Fire Levels Home At Lebanon Three Die
A blaze at a two story Avalon Heights house south of Lebanon killed a blind mother Lorena Powell aged 53 her son Robert 19 and grandson Victor 4 who were in upstairs rooms. Twelve others escaped and survivors described delays in reporting the fire. Damages were around 3500 dollars and the cause remained undetermined with smoking in bed or wiring among possibilities.
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Avalon Heights
Lebanon
Lorena Mae Powell
Robert
Victor
Rt. 48
Kida Joweil
Eugene
Elizabeth
Ann
James White
Elizabeth Powell
Clarence Dunham
J. B. Mills
Greedy thief nailed at sink in Cincinnati crime
In Cincinnati Osie Wright, 35, was convicted by a jury of house breaking after entering Willie Turner’s home and stealing all furniture and personal property except the sink. He returned for the sink and was found kneeling with a pipe wrench.
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Cincinnati
Osie Wright
Wright
Willie Turner
Turner
Bail Sought Again For Sheppard
Dr Samuel Sheppard's chief counsel plans a motion in the court of appeals to argue a Belmont County case creates a conflict with the appellate court ruling denying bail. If no conflict is found the defense may seek Ohio Supreme Court review to challenge the bail decision in the July 4 wife murder case.
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Cleveland
Samuel Sheppard
Court of Appeals
Sheppard
Belmont County
Corrigan
Ohio Supreme Court
Burglary Breaks Into Soule Home in Pocatello
In Pocatello Idaho a burglar entered Mrs Evelyn P Soules residence and stole two door knobs plus the insides of an old radio. No injuries reported and no suspects named in the brief crime item.
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Pocatello, Idaho
Evelyn P. Soule
Would They Dare Attack 7th Fleet? Beliefs Differ On Intent
Washington officials debate Chinese intent as plans form to evacuate Nationalists from the Tachens north of Formosa. Most authorities think Beijing will not interfere markedly, fearing U S airstrikes on the mainland, while a minority fears potential air attacks to deter Western aid. Red China operates five mainland airfields within reach, with five U S carriers in the area or en route.
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Washington
U.S
China
Formosa
Red Coast
7Th Fleet
Chiang Kai-shek
Red China
Nations seek China invite to UN meeting on cease fire
London officials said Britain and the United States plan to invite Peiping to a United Nations Security Council session to discuss a China cease-fire. Nehru travels to London for the Commonwealth conference as Eden pursues a plan for a UN sponsored cease-fire, withdrawal from coastal islands, and Red China consideration for UN membership.
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Seymour Topping
London
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United States
China
United Nations Security Council
New Zealand
Security Council
Peiping
Anthony Eden
India
Nehru
Chou En-lai
Red China
United Nations
Formosa
Chou
U.N
Chiang Kaishek
Eden
U.N. Security Council
Tachens,Matsu
Quemoy
Choy Enlai
Nehru Peiping
Envoy Sees No Fear Of Conflict Now
U S Ambassador Karl Rankin in Taipei Formosa said there is no great danger of a major conflict there if the United States keeps a firm but nonprovocative stance. He expected the Reds would seek Formosa but thought no immediate trouble was likely in the coming months. Rankin argued a clear U S statement could force the Reds to rethink their timetable.
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Taipeh
Formosa
U. S
Karl L. Rankin
United States
Rankin
Blaze Displaces 26 in West Side Cleveland Suites
A fire last night left 26 people homeless after destroying two suites and damaging several others in a West Side business and apartment building. No injuries were reported and damage was estimated at 25,000 dollars.
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Cleveland
West Side
Severe cold grips the Midwest and Northeast as temperatures plunge
A harsh cold wave sweeps the eastern half of the nation with subzero readings in Minnesota and the northern central region. International Falls reports 17 below zero while -36 was recorded yesterday in northern Minnesota. Deaths linked to exposure occur in Chicago and Cleveland as Canadian air drives more snow and slippery highways across the Midwest.
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Midwest
Minnesota
North Central Region
New York
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
International Falls
Minn
Canada
Plains
Chicago
Cleveland
State Highway Department
Eaton
Washington Court House
New Lexington
Woodsfield
Final Vote Sought In Senate On Formosa Resolution
Senate debate opens on a House approved Formosa measure as Sen Lehman cautions against rash action and urges delay. Opponents seek to strip war powers, while leaders expect a strong yes vote with a final decision possible tonight or Saturday.
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Sen
Lehman
D-Lib
Senate
Formosa
Red China
Morse
Indore
Eisenhower
U.S
Quemoy
Matsu
United Nations
Formosa Strait
Kin Split Over Visit Ban To Red China Prisoners
Relatives of 17 Americans held in Communist China react to Secretary Dulles message that travel to see the prisoners is banned as imprudent. Parents from Nebraska Iowa Massachusetts Ohio weigh in while John Kiba heads to Washington to urge access.
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Red China
State Department
Dulles
China
Rolland G. Cameron
Lincoln
Neb
Lyle Cameron
Formosa
W. G. Parks
Omaha
Roland Parks
Harold Fischer
Swea City
Iowa
Harold Fischer Jr
State
Irene
John Kiba
New York
Washington
Judge denies Hillsboro zoning injunction in segregation bid
Cincinnati bulletin reports U S District Judge John H Druf fel denied a petition to block enforcement of a Hillsboro school zoning resolution. Five Negro mothers contended the plan amount to segregation in education. The Senate also moved to address the Dixon Yates power contract and a cease fire urge in the China dispute.
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U.S
John H. Druffel
Hillsboro
Washington
Senate
House Atomic Energy Committee
Atomic Energy Coivision
Dixon-Yates
More Than One Guilty Police Seek Clues In Rubinstein Murder
New York police probe the life and death of Serge Rubinstein a 46 year old Russian born financier and former draft dodger found slain in his 5th Avenue mansion. He was strangled with venetian blind cord and surgical tape with a ransacked room and an untouched safe. Authorities questioned three people including model Estelle Gardner as investigators consider multiple possible assailants. The case follows Rubinstein a Wall Street figure who served 22 years for WWII draft dodging and faced deportation orders in 1952.
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5Th Avenue
Brunette Estelle Gardner
William Morter
Dood
Stella
Genia Forrester
Francis W. H. Adams
Adams
Wall Street
Bomb Tip Triggers Midwestern Fear and Civil Defense Alert
An anonymous caller claimed planted A bombs in Philadelphia New York and Washington prompting police FBI and civil defense checks. Officials deem it a crackpot threat but the scare spreads to Ohio with Civil Defense leaders and governors noting alarming reports at a Columbus hotel dinner.
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Civil Defense
Philadelphia
New York
Washington
William Peer
Robert F. Wagner
Midwest
Kentucky
White House
Columbus
Ohio
WPA
Assn
Leo M. Kreber
Ohio Civil Defense
Philippines to Attend Afro Asian Conference
Manila President Ramon Magsaysay announced the Philippines will attend the Afro Asian conference in April in Bandung Indonesia. The decision aligns with regional diplomacy and Manila's participation in multilateral forums.
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Philippines
Manila
Ramon Magsaysay
Bandung
Indonesia
Planeship Outposts In Tachens Planeship Outposts In Tachens
Nationalist warplanes struck Red shipping and island outposts near the Tachens from Formosa as the United States flexed growing military strength in the area. Eisenhower's Formosa policy awaited Senate approval while Peiping claimed dictatorial war powers would be granted to him. The Red radio warned of open intervention against Taiwan and Penghu. Red troops massed near Formosa, with 400,000 estimated in Chekiang and Fukien. Admiral Stump warned the Reds would be defeated but cautioned against a hot war. The carrier Midway and cruiser Pittsburgh were said to be rushing to join the 7th Fleet around Formosa.
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Formosa
Tachen Islands
U.S
Tachens
U.S. Senate
Eisenhower
Peiping
Congress
Tokyo
Red Radio
U.S. Congress
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Red
Chekiang
Fukien
Pearl Harbor
Adm
Felix B. Stump
Stump
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Pacific
Asia
U. S
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Midway
Pittsburgh
U.S. 7Th Fleet
Formosan
Middletown Firefighters Build River Road Clubhouse
Sunday’s Journal reports Middletown firefighters have completed most work on their River Road clubhouse with some remaining plans. It also features a new pamphlet poetry project about steelmaking by Celia Long for Middletown schools. The Lemon-Monroe High Band fundraiser via a candy-making venture is listed, plus a Society Section on Middletown women in unusual jobs.
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Middletown
River Road
Celia Long
Lemon-Monroe
Samuel Thomas
Society
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